DAY OF SHOTS FOR LUCKY

Lucky needed her shots today.  I got the form from the City and County asking me how many years I want to license Lucky for.  Once again I think it is such a funny form.  I can choose 1 - 3 years.  Lucky is around 8 years old.  She acts very young so I guess I will pay the fee for the 3 years.  I just think it is funny that you have to choose how many years you want to license your dog.  Do I want to pay for 1 year?  2 years?  3 years?

To fill out the form I had to take her for her shots.  She needed her bordetella and rabies shot.  She was so good when I took her.  She didn't complain or cry.  They said she was really good.  Compared to how she was years ago, she has come a long way.  Such a good dog.

Until tomorrow...

FREE THE GNOMES

I was walking today and saw this.  I thought it was funny.  Gnomes looking out a window.  Wonder what they were thinking?  "I want to be in a garden."  "You'll never roam alone."

I say Free The Gnomes!

Until tomorrow...

BANANA SNICKERDOODLE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

I took back the router I bought yesterday.  I got another one and had problems with this one.  Then I was sent an update and BOOM! the router worked.  Who knows what happened?  But it worked and I am happy.

I decided to take two of the Banana Snickerdoodles and add vanilla ice cream in between them.   I made Banana Snickerdoodle ice cream sandwiches. 

Boy are they good. 

Until tomorrow...

PHOTOS

I went to a Photo fair to look at some art.  The photography was not exactly what I thought it would be.  There was a lot of multimedia and funky art that was a little too out there for me.  I thought it would be more pictures taken with a camera not pictures taken and then dots put on the photograph.  Or a photo printed on material and then the material thinned and only strings show the photograph.

I bought a photo album to make a photo book for my foster/adoption.  I need to put together a few photos that show my home, dogs, bird, the child's bedroom that they will help decorate, and a photo of me.  I wish my backyard looked neat because I would put a photo of the backyard too.  It is so overgrown with all the rain, it looks a mess.

I went and bought a new color printer, wifi router and CPU.  I tried to hook up the new wifi.  It is a new system that doesn't use a router and extender.  Unfortunately the second router didn't work so I will have to take it back.  The printer is wonderful.

Until tomorrow...

BANANA SNICKERDOODLES

I baked cookies!  Vegan cookies.  Banana Snickerdoodles.  I have been craving cookies for about a week and it is hard to find vegan cookies that are interesting.  I found this recipe a while ago and have been wanting to make it.  I finally had 2 bananas that were soft and the time to make the batter and refrigerate it for 50 minutes.

The batter was different than I thought it would be so maybe I was not supposed to use my Kitchen Aid.  The cookies are tasty so if I end up liking them enough and I make then again I won't use the kitchen aid.

I think the cookies would be really good with vanilla ice cream.  Maybe I will get some and make ice cream cookie sandwiches.

Until tomorrow...

HAIL?

The other day I was sitting her on the couch when I heard this tapping.  It was raining and I thought it was the rain.  But it kept tapping.  I finally got up and went to my deck and it was hailing!  It very rarely hails.  Like I can count the number of times it has hailed on three fingers in the past 25 years.

I ran to get my camera and it had petered off.  Here are the photos:

It was all very exciting.  Then a few minutes it was all gone.  Mother Nature.

Until tomorrow...

HUMANITY AND RESPECT

Why are people so afraid of treating other people like human beings?  Tonight a neighbor and I were speaking while I was walking the dogs.  Another neighbor drove by in his car and told the neighbor I was speaking to that a "crazy person" was sitting on her front steps.  She was not going to go home because she was scared.  I told her I would walk her home.  Between me and my two crazy and loud dogs, the person would be nuts to stick around.  Plus, I would not hesitate to call the police if anything happened.  I have them on speed dial.

When we got to her steps, I politely asked the guy to move along. He was just sitting there eating some fruit.  He said sure.  I told him I appreciate it.  The neighbor scurried into her home.  I kept walking along with the dogs.  They didn't even get a weird vibe from him or they would have growled.  But I did notice they didn't go up to him and they go up to everyone.  The guy moved along up the street and later in the walk I saw him and he said hello. 

I consult with agencies that work with the homeless, mental health, low income folks and children so I have learned that if you treat people with respect and humanity you will get the same in return. 

Until tomorrow...

STOP THE RAIN

It has finally stopped raining.  It looks like it may be sunny for a number of days.  It may even get into  the 6o's by this weekend.  I am so happy today with just a few hours of sun.  This constant rain has been really hard.  I just don't want to leave the house.  The dogs don't want to go outside.  Happi holds her pee practically all day to avoid going outside.  Lucky will run outside and go under the picnic table to pee.  Actually I will avoid running errands when it is really coming down so I guess like mother like daughters!

Until tomorrow...

SORE HIPS

I woke up this morning and my hips were so sore.  I have always had a hard time standing or walking slowly.  It makes my hips, legs and feet sore.  Things like tours where I have to stand around in museums or marches that are slow moving are all hard for me.  If the march moved regular speed, I would be perfectly fine.  I may get a small bit sore but nothing like I got today. 

I ate breakfast and took a bath with epsom salts.  That made me feel better.  I had a really slow morning.

Until tomorrow...

WOMEN'S MARCH

Today was the Women's March in my city. Our march was late in the day. By the time the march came around it started to, what? You guessed it. Rain! Nothing I like better than a march in the rain.

I thought all day about the sign I would carry. It had to be thought provoking and meaningful. I used a quote. A lot of people took photos of it and commented on it.

So I marched with 100,000 of my neighbors. I was dressed in layers of shirts and jackets and my rain coat. I had an umbrella in my bag but I found out you can't hold an umbrella and a sign.

I was in the front of the march so I finished and got home in time to see the march finish on the news.

Until tomorrow...